On this day in 1971, Malusi Gigaba was born
Other celebrities who were born on this day are singer Bebe Rexha and actress Cameron Diaz.
Today, 30 August, we celebrate the birthday of Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba.
He is a South African politician who has served as Minister of Home Affairs and of Finance.
Before that Gigaba served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Public Enterprises.
He was first elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 1999 as Member of Parliament for the African National Congress and he resigned in 2001.
Gigaba was elected back to the National Assembly again in 2004.
He was appointed Minister of Finance in March 2017, after the controversial dismissal of Pravin Gordhan.
In February 2018, Gigaba was again appointed Minister of Home Affairs in the cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa.
He served until his resignation in November 2018, after mounting pressure for him to resign or for President Cyril Ramaphosa to dismiss him.
Gigaba subsequently resigned also as Member of the National Assembly in 2018.
Other celebrities who were born on this day are singer Bebe Rexha and actress Cameron Diaz.
